Joanna Partridge
@joannapartridge.bsky.social
Business reporter at the Guardian. Interested in food, agriculture, trade, retail and the rest. Linguist. Got a story? Tell me more - joanna.partridge@guardian.co.uk
In the final report in a Guardian series on the battle for Britain's deindustrialised areas and the rise of Reform, I visited Bridgend in South Wales where Ford closed its factory in 2020, to hear locals' view of Nigel Farage's pledge to reopen coal mines www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Green shoots’ or coalmining past? Welsh town reacts to Labour and Reform’s visions for future
In the final part of a series, we look at the political battle for Bridgend after the closure of its Ford plant
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July 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
In the final report in a Guardian series on the battle for Britain's deindustrialised areas and the rise of Reform, I visited Bridgend in South Wales where Ford closed its factory in 2020, to hear locals' view of Nigel Farage's pledge to reopen coal mines www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Our new #EndTwoTierWorkforce report has been covered by @theguardian.com today, which you can read here exclusively: www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
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Inequality in flexible working dividing Britain into ‘two-tier workforce’
Exclusive: Office workers have more flexibility than frontline staff such as nurses and shop workers, report says
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January 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Our new #EndTwoTierWorkforce report has been covered by @theguardian.com today, which you can read here exclusively: www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
Via @joannapartridge.bsky.social
Via @joannapartridge.bsky.social
In a sign of the ongoing shake-up to the world of work sparked by the pandemic, work-life balance outranked pay as the top motivator for workers for the first time according to an international survey of thousands of employees.
My article in today's Guardian:
My article in today's Guardian:
Work-life balance more important than pay for employees worldwide
Work-life balance more important than pay for employees worldwide
Annual survey finds workers have ‘multifaceted expectations’ after changes cause by Covid pandemic
Work-life balance has soared in importance for workers around the world, becoming their top motivator and pushing pay into second place, according to an…
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January 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In a sign of the ongoing shake-up to the world of work sparked by the pandemic, work-life balance outranked pay as the top motivator for workers for the first time according to an international survey of thousands of employees.
My article in today's Guardian:
My article in today's Guardian:
It's the first working week of the year, and that means the post-pandemic hybrid dream is coming to an end for some office workers. I took a look at the changing world of work in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
Post-Christmas blues as UK bosses try to turn back clock on hybrid working
Amazon mandates full five days and BT and Asda want staff in the office three times a week – but not everyone is convinced
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January 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's the first working week of the year, and that means the post-pandemic hybrid dream is coming to an end for some office workers. I took a look at the changing world of work in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...